I can see echoes of their London 2012 title sequence, but it doesn't quite have the spine-tingly epic music. Looks pretty good, and largely avoids the uncanny valley humans (until the very end).
Read the thread. Coverage is going back to the level of 20 years ago, certainly from 2022 and possibly from 2018.
I think I read on here that Mr UKnews worked on the London 2012 coverage. He knows what he's talking about.
The extra channels are going pay, yes. But, for many (the majority of?) people, the BBC1 coverage will be as good as it ever was, and that's what they'll notice. I agree it's a shame, but we can't do anything about it. And I don't think we can blame the BBC either - as the IOC went directly to Discovery over their obsession with the Olympics Channel and bypassed the PSBs entirely. But let's not go over those old arguments again.
I think I read on here that Mr UKnews worked on the London 2012 coverage. He knows what he's talking about.
I did indeed work on London 2012 coverage - and am involved this year - so I guess that gives me some insight, perhaps more on a technical level than anything else, but I'll leave the rest up to you
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The extra channels are going pay, yes. But, for many (the majority of?) people, the BBC1 coverage will be as good as it ever was, and that's what they'll notice. I agree it's a shame, but we can't do anything about it. And I don't think we can blame the BBC either - as the IOC went directly to Discovery over their obsession with the Olympics Channel and bypassed the PSBs entirely.
Exactly - 90% or so of the viewing public won't be bothered at all - they'll see everything they consider to be key, especially with Olympics in Tokyo and (say) LA. The deal the BBC have negotiated will satisfy them and is about the best they could have expected. It's better than other PSB (and/or FTA) broadcasters have got.
I did indeed work on London 2012 coverage - and am involved this year - so I guess that gives me some insight, perhaps more on a technical level than anything else, but I'll leave the rest up to you
Technical, ehh?
So, like F1 who are delivering the world feed signal coverage via fibre optics - will Rio 2016 be sent back to broadcasters from the IBC via fibre, or will most of it still be sent via satellite?
